Complications Related To Breast Implant Surgery: Five Things you Can Do To Cure The Problem
Capsular contracture is the medical term that describes an excessive amount of scar tissue around a breast implant. This scar tissue leads to hardening and/or displacement of the implant. Current statistics report that approximately 3% of implants, regardless of kind, can elicit the formation of excessive scar tissue around the implant, which leads to contracture of the capsule. The capsules are classified as follow: Grade I, minimal amount of scar tissue that allows the implant to be soft as they are meant to be; Grade II, moderate amount of scar tissue that makes the implant to feel firm; Grade III, severe amount of scar tissue causing deformity and/or displacement of the implant; Grade IV, severe amount of scar tissue causing hardening of the implant combined with pain. Grade III and IV capsular contractures need surgical intervention to be resolved. For the sake of patient education, before choosing this kind of surgery, it is useful to discuss a brief history of breast implan